Last official estimated population of Clay County was 10,574 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.003% of total US population and 0.1% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Clay County is 220.6 mi² (=571.4 km²), in this year population density was 47.93 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.03%/yr), Clay County population in 2024 would be 10,542 [0].
Historical population of Clay County for period 1870-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1870-1880] +3.03 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.38 %/yr
[1890-1900] +0.77 %/yr
[1900-1910] -1.47 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.74 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.58 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.66 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.64 %/yr
[1950-1960] -0.83 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.64 %/yr
[1970-1980] +2.48 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.78 %/yr
[1990-2000] +2.07 %/yr
[2000-2005] +2.3 %/yr
[2005-2010] +1.49 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.03 %/yr
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Population of Clay County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 239 | 211 | 450 |
| 5 to 9 | 256 | 255 | 511 |
| 10 to 14 | 324 | 260 | 584 |
| 15 to 19 | 294 | 235 | 529 |
| 20 to 24 | 280 | 213 | 493 |
| 25 to 29 | 201 | 206 | 407 |
| 30 to 34 | 226 | 224 | 450 |
| 35 to 39 | 263 | 255 | 518 |
| 40 to 44 | 288 | 285 | 573 |
| 45 to 49 | 274 | 311 | 585 |
| 50 to 54 | 341 | 353 | 694 |
| 55 to 59 | 386 | 466 | 852 |
| 60 to 64 | 422 | 527 | 949 |
| 65 to 69 | 487 | 538 | 1,025 |
| 70 to 74 | 382 | 411 | 793 |
| 75 to 79 | 263 | 260 | 523 |
| 80 to 84 | 185 | 163 | 348 |
| 85+ | 99 | 198 | 297 |
Clay County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 5102 | 5281 | 10,383 |
| NH | 5042 | 5217 | 10,259 |
| WA | 5021 | 5220 | 10,241 |
| NHWAC | 4944 | 5138 | 10,082 |
| NHWA | 4871 | 5077 | 9,948 |
| H | 168 | 154 | 322 |
| HWAC | 158 | 143 | 301 |
| HWA | 150 | 143 | 293 |
| BAC | 103 | 84 | 187 |
| NHBAC | 93 | 74 | 167 |
| TOM | 88 | 63 | 151 |
| NHTOM | 80 | 63 | 143 |
| BA | 63 | 52 | 115 |
| IAC | 65 | 42 | 107 |
| NHIAC | 59 | 42 | 101 |
| NHBA | 58 | 42 | 100 |
| AAC | 24 | 26 | 50 |
| NHAAC | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| IA | 27 | 17 | 44 |
| NHIA | 24 | 17 | 41 |
| AA | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| NHAA | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| HBAC | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| HBA | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| HTOM | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| NHNAC | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| NAC | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| HIAC | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| NHNA | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| NA | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| HIA | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HAAC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| HAA | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| HNAC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HNA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
*Cherokee North Carolina Notes
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